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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 28, 2010; 16(32): 4031-4038
Published online Aug 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i32.4031
Published online Aug 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i32.4031
Extracellular matrices for gastrointestinal surgery: Ex vivo testing and current applications
Jens Hoeppner, Goran Marjanovic, Ulrich Theodor Hopt, Tobias Keck, Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University of Freiburg, Freiburg 79106, Germany
Peter Helwig, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg 79106, Germany
Author contributions: Hoeppner J and Keck T designed the research; Hoeppner J, Marjanovic G and Helwig P performed the experiments; Hoeppner J and Marjanovic G analyzed the data; Keck T and Hopt UT helped to revise the manuscript; Hoeppner J wrote the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Jens Hoeppner, MD, Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University of Freiburg, Hugstettter Str. 55, Freiburg 79106, Germany. jens.hoeppner@uniklinik-freiburg.de
Telephone: +49-761-2702401 Fax: +49-761-2702804
Received: April 4, 2010
Revised: May 26, 2010
Accepted: June 2, 2010
Published online: August 28, 2010
Revised: May 26, 2010
Accepted: June 2, 2010
Published online: August 28, 2010
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